Victoriously Watching!

Proverbs 4:23 “Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life!” Victoriously Watching! None can defend  against enemies  already “inside”… who’ve been nurtured  and coddled,  protected as well,  in dark corners of  hearts and of minds.  None can pretend  they’re in power nor having control… when their gates are  wide open […]

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Most Often!

Romans 1:12 “…that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.” Most Often! What if we couldn’t  remember our pasts?  Lessons learned then  would soon be forgotten.  Doomed to repeat and  relearn endless trials   would be ours if we walk  without caution.  So write down each  training, log […]

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HIS Crimson Talent!

Mark 16:15 “And HE said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” HIS Crimson Talent! Invest then HIS talent bestowed for your life. Pricelessly offered and paid in advance…. by HIS sacrifice, both eternal and full! Yea, CHRIST our REDEEMER  with scarred, callous hands!  So gather great […]

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Humbly Submitted!

James 4:10 “Humble yourselves before the LORD, and HE willexalt you.” Humbly Submitted! Unfortunately choosing the path of resistance, though bound in the Body as brothers and sisters, so found — by themselves — are those sharing their studies yet bearing rebuke given Envy’s existence. Why then such dismissals with prejudice seen? No corner on […]

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Plumb Line Assessments!

2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is breathed out by GOD and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, Plumb Line Assessments! What is the impact of sin on your mission? Does Complaceny’s weight drag your footprints off course? Does a tolerant heart of a wayward transaction cause Doubt to distract […]

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Seamless Piece Restoration!

Psalm 23:3 “HE restores my soul. HE leads me in paths of righteousness for HIS NAME’s sake. Seamless Piece Restoration! To climb every mountain and cross any ocean, you should choose for our love — trying to mend pictures broken.  Yet here with the pieces you stand incompletely …for I AM the glue WHO gives […]

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Ready and Reconciled!

2 Corinthians 5:20 “Therefore, we are ambassadors for CHRIST, GOD making HIS appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of CHRIST, be reconciled to GOD!” Ready and Reconciled! Paths often altered by  Pain’s redirections  bring us to HIS throne  room with prayers  uplifted.  Yet those without such — proceeding  unhindered  oft lead to the […]

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Those Broken Nails!

Psalm 103:12 “As far as the east is from the west, so far has HE removed our transgressions from us.” Those Broken Nails! For a time unknown, so this moving vision was displayed in my mind. The scene was of Heaven’s grand court being filled with word weapons waged by the devil. There his gleeful […]

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With the Heart of a Child!

1 John 3:1a “See what great love the FATHER has lavished on us, that we should be called children of GOD! And that is what we are!“ With the Heart of a Child! A visitor to the Jonathan Griffith house was a common occurrence. In the small home with 3 children, so it became routine […]

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Uncovering the Wick!

Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your FATHER WHO is in heaven.” Uncovering the Wick! Does your soul prefer sin to pursue HIM — “Whenever!” ? Is HIS call from The WORD yet unanswered? Do others discover you lukewarm in church or in […]

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A “Just” Reminder!

Revelation 22:12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and MY REWARD is with ME, to give to every one according to their work.“ A “Just” Reminder! The measure of oursins comes withconsequences —earned and thesepains we often feelare self-inflictedand deserved. But CHRIST’s bloodsacrifice remainsour cleansingwithout fail! Sowe look ahead toJESUS disregardingerrant trails. Thus “Forward!” boundwith […]

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Avoiding the Gold Rush!

Proverbs 19:2 “Even    zeal isn’t good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.” Avoiding the Gold Rush! What storehouses teem with things “shiny” yet worthless? Whose owners keep gathering more with such haste? What then when the time comes to audit its value and what was thought “priceless” is counterfeit […]

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Doubling Down! 

1 Chronicles 16:11 “Seek the LORD and HIS strength; seek HIS presence continually! Doubling Down!  Sin without remorse betrays wickedness – embraced…while repentance for errors engages HIS Grace.  Stay the course… Stay the course… Stand with The LORD! Conviction — when heeded — then blesses hearts quickly…but stubborn behaviors find wisdom yet missing. Stay the […]

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This Blessed Burden!

Matthew 11:30 “For MY yoke is easy and MY burden is light.” This Blessed Burden! While bicycling, an older soul with a near empty backpack, saw three small crosses off the side of a country road. Though in the distance, they stood with obvious reference to Calvary.  And upon drawing closer, these plain wooden markers […]

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